to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
manners; behavior; behaviour
break in time; interruption; pause
finish; completion; the end
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
the same book; the said book; ibid.
very; much; greatly; a lot of
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
absolute beginner; complete amateur
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to be negligent; to neglect; to slight
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
to make an appeal; to urge
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation